Treatment for bowel ischemia, also known as intestinal ischemia, is dependent on the location and severity of the obstruction and may range from administering medication to arterial bypass surgery. Generally, bowel ischemia may be detected with the use of endoscopic and imaging technology. Introduced...
The primary symptom of intestinal ischemia is abdominal pain that is usually very severe and does not go away. Upset stomach, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are common symptoms of the condition as well. Blood may be found in the stool and bowel movements may require extreme force. Eating can ...
Other causes of melenic stools are gastritis, which is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach and bowel ischemia. Typically, bowel ischemia causes the intestines to lack adequate blood flow, causing bleeding. Rarely, a foreign body or trauma to the gastrointestinal tract can produce meleni...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two very common diseases in the general population. To date, there are no studies that highlight a direct link between NAFLD and IBS, but some recent reports have found an interesting correlation between obesity an...
When should I seek immediate care?You have bloody bowel movements, bloody vomit, or vomit that looks like coffee grounds. You have sudden, sharp stomach pain that does not go away or spreads to your back. You have trouble breathing after you vomit. You have trouble swallowing, or pain ...
Like gunk in a clogged drainpipe, this buildup prevents a free flow of blood through the arteries. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Myocardial ischemia is when your heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood, and it can lead to shortness of breath and chest pain (angina). ...
A cecal volvulus is the rotation or torsion of a mobile cecum and ascending colon, which causes approximately 1 to 3 percent of all large bowel obstructions [1-3]. If untreated, cecal volvulus can progress to bowel ischemia, necrosis, or perforation [4-8].What...
which can lead to cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, easily causing dizziness and even fainting. In addition, when the water is particularly cold, it is easy to get cold, resulting in a decline in the body's immunity, thus aggravating the infection of the new coronavirus. In fact, if the bath...
which can be caused by bleedingstomach ulcers, blood supply being cut off to part of the intestines,gastritis, anal fissures,bowel ischemia, diverticulosis, hemorrhoids (often the cause of bright red blood), infection in the intestines, inflammatory bowel diseases, andpolypsor cancer in the colon...
Inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease Intestinal ischemia, which causes reduced blood flow to your intestines Diverticulosis, a condition that causes small pouches to form on the lining of your intestines